44.42 – Negotiations with political subdivisions and school boards.
44.42 Negotiations with political subdivisions and school boards. (1) Upon receipt of a notice from a political subdivision under s. 66.1111 (4) or a school board under s. 120.12 (21) concerning a proposed action affecting a historic property, the officer shall determine whether the action would have an adverse effect upon a historic property which […]
44.44 – Certification of historic preservation ordinances.
44.44 Certification of historic preservation ordinances. (1) The state historical society shall certify a historic preservation ordinance if the ordinance does all of the following: (a) Contains criteria for the designation, on the register of a political subdivision, of historic structures and historic districts which are substantially similar to the criteria for inclusion in the […]
44.45 – List of locally designated historic places.
44.45 List of locally designated historic places. (1) Definition. In this section, “list” means the list of locally designated historic places under sub. (2). (2) Publication of list. The state historical society shall maintain, publish and disseminate a list of locally designated historic places. The list may include any listed property. (3) Contents of list. […]
44.47 – Field archaeology.
44.47 Field archaeology. This state reserves to itself the exclusive right and privilege of field archaeology on state sites, and establishes regulations for field archaeology on sites owned by political subdivisions, in order to protect and preserve archaeological and scientific information, matter and objects. It is a declaration of legislative intent that persons practicing field […]
44.48 – Archaeological resources.
44.48 Archaeological resources. (1) Mapping. (a) The state historical society shall prepare maps of the archaeological resources of this state. (b) Using the best methods practicable with the funds available for that purpose, the state historical society shall prepare: 1. Initial archaeological resources maps based on currently available information. 2. Updated archaeological resources maps based […]
44.40 – State agency decisions; negotiation.
44.40 State agency decisions; negotiation. (1) Each state agency shall consider whether any proposed action of the state agency will affect any historic property that is a listed property, on the inventory or on the list of locally designated historic places under s. 44.45. If the state agency determines that its proposed action will affect […]
44.41 – Protection and use of state agency property.
44.41 Protection and use of state agency property. (1) Long-range plans. Each state agency which owns listed property shall develop a long-range plan for the management, preservation and improvement of that property. The state agency shall develop the long-range plan as part of the long-range public building program under s. 13.48. The long-range plan shall, […]
44.30 – Public policy.
44.30 Public policy. The legislature finds that the historic, architectural, archaeological and cultural heritage of the state is among the most important assets of the state and furthermore that the social, economic and physical development of contemporary society threatens to destroy the remaining vestiges of this heritage. It is therefore declared to be the public […]
44.31 – Definitions.
44.31 Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Adverse effect” means any of the following: (a) Physical destruction, damage or alteration of any part of a property which would adversely affect the historic significance of that property. (b) Isolation of a property from or alteration of the character of the property’s setting when that character contributes to […]
44.32 – Officer.
44.32 Officer. The director or his or her designee shall serve as the state historic preservation officer. History: 1987 a. 395 s. 28.